National Pediatric Experience With Virtual Interviews: Lessons Learned and Future Recommendations

Frohna, John G.; Waggoner-Fountain, Linda A.; Edwards, J. N.; Fussell, Jill J.; Wueste, Beth; Gigante, Joseph; Vinci, Robert J.; Heitkamp, Nicholas; Neelakantan, Mekala; Degnon, Laura; Blankenburg, Rebecca

doi:10.1542/peds.2021-052904

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“…Few studies have identified specific advantages and barriers to the virtual interview format. 7,8,14,16,20,21,34 Our findings identified cost savings and time efficiency as significant advantages,in line with other studies. Novel to our study, carbon footprint savings was the secondmost selected advantage.…”

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Effectiveness of Virtual Residency Interviews: Interviewer Perspectives

Domingo

Rdesinski

Cheng

et al. 2022

Fam Med

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Background and Objectives: Virtual residency interviews were widely utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the effectiveness, advantages, barriers, and acceptability of virtual interviews, casting uncertainty about how interviews should be conducted after the pandemic. We conducted a survey of interviewers to inform future decisions. Methods: We developed and implemented an online postinterview survey of interviewers representing seven residency programs and two clinical psychology programs at one midsized academic medical center. We analyzed results using descriptive statistics. Results: Of 312 interviewers, 136 completed the survey (44% response rate). A majority rated virtual interviews as very or extremely effective in creating a comfortable setting (79%), answering interviewee questions (86%), establishing a sense of connection (59%), evaluating interviewee strengths (64%), and communicating program culture (51%). About half felt virtual interviews were not effective at all or only slightly effective for evaluating interviewee strengths via informal interactions (51%). A similar portion agreed or strongly agreed that virtual tours (44%) and social environment (50%) information were adequate. The most frequent advantages were time efficiency (81%), reduced carbon footprint (61%) and cost savings (56%). Frequent disadvantages included technological issues (21%) and caregiving duties (18%). Most interviewers (91%) thought some form of virtual interviews should be incorporated postpandemic. Conclusions: Interviewers found virtual interviews to be effective in most aspects, and identified more advantages than barriers. The vast majority preferred incorporation of virtual interviews in the future. Virtual tours and social activities were areas for improvement.

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Effectiveness of Virtual Residency Interviews: Interviewer Perspectives

Domingo

Rdesinski

Cheng

et al. 2022

Fam Med

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“…APPD also recommended that programs interview all applicants virtually, even local applicants, and programs consider how to market themselves to applicants. 24 …”

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“…Over half of all residency programs (n = 138) participated in the webinar series, with several hundred applicants attending each session. 24 …”

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“…APPD also recommended that programs interview all applicants virtually, even local applicants, and programs consider how to market themselves to applicants. 24 To support programs as they approached recruitment season, APPD began a series of virtual cafés dedicated to recruitment and the virtual interview process. The program coordinators executive committee also developed a robust set of tools to support programs for the virtual interview process (https:// apps.appd.org/shareWarehouse/index.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Graduate Medical Education: Lessons Learned and Pathways Forward

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In this article, the authors describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric graduate medical education (GME), including the impact on clinical experiences for trainees, teaching methods used, trainee wellness, GME leader wellness and support, and the traditional interview process. A thorough literature review was done to identify impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric GME. In addition, information was collected through Association of Pediatric Program Directors virtual cafes and conferences. Positive changes for GME from the COVID-19 pandemic included: the rapid transition to telehealth; asynchronous learning allowing for increased cross-program collaboration; innovative online teaching modalities; increased flexibility and decreased cost of online recruitment; and shared innovations across pediatric GME. Challenging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic included: decreased learning about common childhood illnesses, such as bronchiolitis, acute otitis media, and influenza; decreased patient volumes and patient complexity in clinics and inpatient wards, leading to less practice developing efficiency, time management, and triaging skills; and an increased burden on trainees, including moral distress and decreased support from one another and other social supports. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted important opportunities in U.S. educational systems. As medical educators move forward, it will be important to learn from these while mitigating the negative impacts.

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“…Residency programs have collectively struggled to find the best approach to interview virtually in a manner that allows adequate applicant assessment while ensuring accurate representation of their program's offerings. 4 Huppert et al reviewed the limited data on virtual interviews in order to clarify best practices. 5 Their recommendations included having a detailed interview plan, using standardized questions, preparation of current residents as hosts for virtual interviews, the development of electronic materials for the program including virtual social events, and the collection and analysis of data regarding each program's interview process.…”

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First-Year Resident Perceptions of Virtual Interviewing

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Khare

Pluta

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Background and Objectives: Virtual interviews (VI) for residency programs present a relatively new paradigm for recruitment. To date, studies have been small, largely descriptive, and focused on surgical and subspecialty areas. The purpose of the study was to assess residents’ perceptions about their VI experience and to compare those in primary care versus non-primary care specialties. Methods: An electronic survey was sent to 35 designated institutional officials in Illinois with a resulting snowball sample to assess first-year residents’ perceptions of their virtual interviewing experience. A total of 82 postgraduate year-1 residents responded to the survey. We used descriptive analysis and χ2 tests to analyze results. Results: Respondents were mostly female (52.4%), White (79%), non-Hispanic (76%), attending a university residency program (76.3%), and in a primary care specialty (61.7%). In general, most respondents (54.8%-75.3%) felt their VI accurately portrayed their residency program experience. Resident morale, resident-faculty camaraderie, and educational opportunities were perceived as being best portrayed in the VI. Compared to non-primary care residents, primary care residents felt that their program’s VI more accurately portrayed the patient population served (P=.0184), resident morale in the program (P=.0038), and the overall residency experience (P=.0102). Still, 25.7% of respondents felt they were not accurately represented in the VI. Conclusions: Respondents reported that the VI portrays the residency experience fairly well, yet there is opportunity to improve the overall experience. The more difficult experiences to convey (morale, camaraderie, and the overall resident experience) may be areas in which primary care programs are outpacing other training programs.

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National Pediatric Experience With Virtual Interviews: Lessons Learned and Future Recommendations

Cited by 10 publications

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Effectiveness of Virtual Residency Interviews: Interviewer Perspectives

Effectiveness of Virtual Residency Interviews: Interviewer Perspectives

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Graduate Medical Education: Lessons Learned and Pathways Forward

First-Year Resident Perceptions of Virtual Interviewing

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